The corporate board game is complex and fraught with dangers for the unwary. In this practical look at life at the top of the organisational tree, Peter Waine distils his many years experience and exclusive access to leading board directors into a biting exposé of how company decisions are really made and executed. The Board Game offers an unprecedented close-up of why companies behave the way they do, where they go wrong, and what can be done to put things right. In particular, the critical and often fraught relationship between CEO and Chairman is examined, along with the role of non-executive directors, a companys relationship with the City, international trading, corporate characters and cultures, psychology and emotions, and strategies through a boom and bust cycle.

The Board Game is the book all company leaders, senior and aspiring executives, and captains of industry have been waiting for. It will enable you to see the wood for the trees in corporate life and its conclusions will point the way to a winning formula in the boardroom.

About the Author

Peter Waine has worked for both manufacturing companies and professional firms and has main board experience both as an executive and non-executive director of companies with turnover of up to £1 billion. He is chairman of both a Remuneration and Audit Committee. A former CBI director, he is co-founder of Hanson Green, the leading company in the field of non-executive appointments, and co-author of both The Independent Board Director, the acknowledged management book on non-executive directors, and Takeover, the acclaimed business novel, translated into five foreign languages. He is a former trustee of the Royal Opera House, a member of the International Cricket Council and a former member of the Council of the European Business School, the Institute of Management, and former chairman of the Tree Council. He is currently Chairman of Brogdale Horticultural Trust, which is the largest collection of soft fruits in the world.